Pakistani Christians shot outside church

March 23, 2011

Two Pakistani Christians were killed and two others seriously wounded when young Muslims shot then outside a church in Hyperabad on Monday evening, March 21.

The shootings took place after a confrontation between churchgoers and Muslims who had formed a noisy crowd outside the building. Police have not made any arrests in connection with the shootings, and Christians complain that authorities seemed inclined to ignore the incident.

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